Category Archives: Priorities

goals, planning, implementation, balance

It’s often good to laugh … at ridiculous things

One of the things I hope to accomplish here is to help otherwise straightforward married persons, doing their best to approach divorce in good faith, that there are a lot of games to which they may be subjected en route. It’s not even so much that there’s some secret place to look. As matter of [...]

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What does “brand loyalty” have to do with divorce settlement negotiations?

One of the negotiation fundamentals is that improved relationship value reduces price pressure. This is key and applicable to the process of divorce settlement negotiations, since “price” is invariably a consideration in looking at what the parties must come to accept as an equitable distribution of property. Author Tom Reilly, writing in the June 1, 2008, Industrial [...]

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Game-playing in divorce negotiation: “Red Herring”

Hand’s down, this is the tactic I’ve seen work most effectively in delivering on goals desired as divorce outcomes. At the same time, there’s an important reason why it is under-utilized and otherwise easily exposed by way of sloppy implementation. By definition, “goal setting” requires strategic thinking, prioritization, and discipline. All are rareties in the [...]

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